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Caroline Nelson among Mississippi State presenters highlighted at spring 2026 Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Tue,06/16/26-10:00AM , 864 Reads
Caroline Nelson, of Quitman, MS, is among Mississippi State students who presented at the university's Undergraduate Research Symposium this spring.

Nelson, a junior biochemistry major, presented "Queuosine tRNA Deficiency Disrupts Sleep Patterns in Drosophila melanogaster" in the Biological and Life Sciences category.
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Business of the Month SPOTLIGHT: Quitman City Hall
By BRITTNEY MANGUM
Mon,06/15/26-10:00AM , 725 Reads
The Clarke County Chamber of Commerce was thrilled to announce Quitman City Hall as the Business of the Month SPOTLIGHT for the month of June.
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Brendan Sorsby changes his bet
Thu,06/18/26-9:56AM , 702 Reads 11,726 Statewide
Responding to a national uproar and the renewed possibility that he would never play another down as a college quarterback, Brendan Sorsby switched gears this week and decided to take his game to the NFL instead of Texas Tech.
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State support for youth courts remains in limbo
By JEREMY PITTARI - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Tue,06/16/26-1:48PM , 554 Reads 4,534 Statewide
While both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature passed the necessary appropriation bill to provide $2.5 million in state support funds to the youth court system, the demise of SB 2728 puts a roadblock in the Administrative Office of Court’s ability to dispense the money.
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